Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-29907776-20180616172333/@comment-2600:1702:2780:1F30:A827:3EAD:A0E6:12EC-20181201155009

Gonna reply to both at the same time here.

DMC4:SE Lady flat out says that the cult that worships Sparda is collecting Devils Arms "just like the ones you keep here". But please do tell me how her implying he has a collection, and all the many weapons stabbed into demons on his walls, doesn't prove he keeps any of them, yet not proving that he doesn't. It's hanging in a trophy case and he NEVER uses it, but allows Trish to use it. Yes, it's his birthright, but that just means it's his to do whatever he sees fit with. He hangs it up. At the end of DMC3, you even see him beginning his collection. It's not just Devils Arms, but also demons that he preserves. Dante kills demons with no humanity, and humans that have forsaken humanity. He keeps Devils Arms OUT of reach of either ( 3, 4 and anime show this), especially ones as powerful as he's created. Don't try to say it's just my headcannon, then say he sells them or something like that. That's asinine. He has a collection. In 4, he was even going to take Yamato back, but trusted it to Nero.

Sparda also used Rebellion... That doesn't change that both swords were intended for his sons. DMC1 has demons that battled alongside and against Sparda that say he's his father's equal and may even be more powerful. So at the very LEAST he IS his equal, but the narrative doesn't hint at him being an equal, it always hints at him being more powerful. Narrative lore surpasses a character's perspective in any story. That doesn't matter here do as both say the same thing. Until you actually know the story and details of DMC5, don't try to use it to disprove anything.That's like a blatant display of headcannon, but you try to say I'm doing it? The only thing we know for sure about DMC5 is Nero doesn't have the Devil Bringer and it takes place after DMC2.

We've been in the Demon World in DMC3. It wasn't that advanced. Dante creates his Devils Arms as he sees fit excluding DMC2 but especially in DMC4. Or are you REALLY gonna tell me an  Angler Ice Frog with feelers that look like nude women, automatically equals a briefcase that turns into 666 weapons, firing lasers, rockets, turns into a controllable thrown glaive like blade, rocket crossbow, etc? How a centaur-ish flame demon with a giant flame sword becoming a backpack type thing containing infinite energy swords, which remain anywhere Dante places them, even floating midair. and continues to create a pointless rose for him to hold in his mouth? How does a giant plant snake with a tongue that's also the top half of a women, that constants spawns parasitic plant creatues become metal, bladed, puncturing body armor and melee weapons with literal explosive power? Dude, DMC4 the cult flat out SAYS they can create them how they see fit. The Cutlass enemy? Y'know, the swimming shark like beings that turn into giant swords? Those are considered Devils Arms they created. The same with the living armor. It's in the bloody file descriptions in game.

But I'm gonna ignore the second guy being you're just flat out denying crap in the game. We don't know when they were created? SERIOUSLY?! Dante killed the demons and made those weapons right there.

https://youtu.be/-KsGYcSp9Lw?t=185

Dude mouthes "I hope". There's no such thing as "not canon" to DMC. Otherwise, they would've erased DMC2. Not speculation. That was stated in interviews leading up to DMC3's release. Not to mention it was a novel where Dante made it clear that Nero was Vergil's son. "Based on what exactly?" The Frog demon had brothers. He warned Nero about them and Nero closed the gate on them. We see all of them coming. That's the one boss demon Nero actually killed instead of chase off. All of the brothers came out after Dante's fight, which showed that demon having the same abilities as the other one. He obliterated them all using Pandora's many different forms in a matter of seconds. So yes, after changing the soul to have powers it didn't have in life, he also boosted its power. Then... y'know... he LITERALLY collects souls to enhance his Devils Arms and abilites throughout the games. You're saying a lot of stuff that very clearly happened "never happened". Have you even PLAYED the games? Sounds like you're just going through wiki info. I'm literally doing a playthrough now since I already had DMC4:SE and just got the HD collection on the Steam Autumn sale. So this info is fresh in my mind.